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When 14-year-old Pascal Gélie saw a brochure for an elite French Catholic boarding school promoting outdoor activities, he pleaded with his parents to enroll him. Having recently watched the American film *Dead Poets Society*, he imagined a life of camaraderie and sports. “By the first night, I knew I had

Life for Reza Khandan has grown even more difficult since Tehran’s Evin prison, where he was detained, was struck by an Israeli attack on 23 June. The following night, the 60-year-old rights advocate—arrested in 2024 for backing the Woman, Life, Freedom movement—was transferred to another facility in

The issue began with a deceased cat. For years, the residents of Seibersdorf had coexisted peacefully with their most notable neighbor, more or less. There had been one complaint from a neighbor about the odor of her horses, and some murmurs about her reluctance to participate in local activities—though

Tensions Rise in Istanbul Over Controversial Cartoon Confrontations broke out in Istanbul after law enforcement used non-lethal measures to disperse a group of protesters on Monday, following claims that a humor publication had included an image referring to the prophet Muhammad. The unrest occurred after Istanbul’s top legal official

Hong Kong’s Last Major Opposition Group Disbands Amid Political Pressure In a small, dimly lit office, where uneven shelves, old photographs, and a single whirring fan struggled against the summer heat, Hong Kong’s last active opposition group conceded it could no longer continue. Behind them, a banner taped

Moscow’s military has taken control of all of Luhansk—one of four regions Russia unlawfully claimed from Ukraine in September 2022, despite not having full authority over any at the time—according to Leonid Pasechnik, an official installed by Russia in the area. His statement was made on Monday.